Armour class : 0 Hit points : 120

Attacks : 1 Damage/attack : d4 + str bonus

Move : 24 Size : M (4' 9")

Magic resist. : 70% Alignment : NG

Worshippers : Martyrs and healers Symbol : Hand supporting bottle

Plane : elysium

W: - P: 24 M: 9 R: -

S: 20 I: 23 W: 25 D: 21 Co: 21 Ch: 24

Manitaga was born to humble parents in a small but strategically important border castle. From an early age he was able to cure people at will (equal to a cure light wounds spell) and became reveared as a healer through-out the

surrounding area.

Manitaga was born during a time of civil war. This was a dangerous time with the whole country in chaos and armies of both sides roaming the countryside fighting and conscripting the serf classes. One day a rebel army approached the castle where Manitaga lived demanding food and warriors to support their cause.

However, the Lord of the castle was loyal to the High King and would not grant his aid. the rebel army attacked the castle and bloody battle raged within and around the castle walls for over ten days. Eventually the rebel

army was defeated and fled into the countryside to regroup. Manitaga was asked by the Lord to heal the defenders of the castle so that they would be strong if the rebels returned. Manitaga, however, healed the rebel wounded as well as the defenders and unknowingly healed the rebel commander who fled after his army.

Several weeks later the rebel commander returned with a force twice the size of his original force and again attacked the castle. This time the battle raged for nearly a month before the rebels were again forced to withdraw.

During the battle all three of the Lord's sons were killed and the Lord fell into a mood of black hatred. The army of the Lord was decimated, only a twentieth of its original size remained alive, and nearly three fifths of the common people of the castle had been killed by the fires and siege equipment that had virtually destroyed the castle.

When it was discovered that Manitaga had healed the rebels as well as the defenders the Lord ordered him tried for treason. The Jury found him guilty and bound him over to the Lord for sentence. Still in his black mood of grief

and hatred the Lord ordered Manitaga to be hung, drawn and quartered for his crimes.

Manitaga's parents fled to the High King to plead for their son's life and begged the High King to intercede on their behalf. The High King agreed to do so and they returned to the castle.

However, they were too late. The Law stated that a condemned man had seven days in which to appeal for clemency before execution was carried out. The Lord had broken the Law and ordered Manitaga killed the morning after he'd sentenced him to death. The High King pronounced the Lord an exile and stripped him of all lands and

title. The High King then ordered a memorial to be built in the memory of Manitaga and his remains were removed from the unconsecrated ground in which they'd been buried and re-intered beneath the memorial in the castle burial

grounds. Over the years this memorial became a shrine to those in need of healing or in fear of persecution and in less than a century manitaga came to be reveared as a God.

Manitaga is not an aggressive God and has few combat abilities. His avatar fights as a priest of 20th level but uses no weapons. He can charm person and charm monster at will with a -4 to the victims saving throws and elven

resistance is reduced to 45% for elves and 15% for half-elves. He will only use this ability to stop his victims attacking someone or to prevent attacks upon himself, he will never use those charmed to attack some other creature.

He can only be harmed by magical weapons that are greater than +3 and is able to heal himself at will. He can cast cure light wounds at will on other people but recipients may not receive more than 3 in 24 hours. Manitaga is

able to cast cure serious wounds 3/day, cure critical wounds 2/day, and heal 1/day on other people but may only be blessed with one of these spells once per day.

He can also teleport without error upon himself or another 3/day cast at 20th level magic use.

Manitaga and his avatar appear as a nine year old boy of any humanoid race.

Priests of Manitaga may wear no armour but may use those weapons and shields usable by a normal priest. If using a staff then they use it as if specialised in that weapon as a fighter. However, they must only kill when there is no better alternative. They can not use spells from the combat sphere or any other spells in an offensive manner. Nor can they refuse healing to those that ask for it except if they are evil or harbour evil intent to another. They gain a bonus of +2 to their cure light wounds spells, +3 to their cure serious wounds, and +5 to their cure critical wounds spells.

Necessary non-weapon profs are healing and herbalism, though they are treated as being doubly proficient in both. They also gain +1 to saving throws versus any offensive magic, and +4 to the reverse of any healing spells.

Spheres allowable are:- Major - Healing, All, Necromantic, Protection, Charm. Minor - Divination, Sun, Guardian, Creation